Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-23
MARTINS FERRY.

The tax books for Pcasc township will be
open for the last time in Martins Ferry, at
the Hanover Hotel on Tuesday next.
This is your last chance as they will be
returned To the treasurer's Office on Mon
day.
Another little railroad meeting was held
during the past week. Those in charge
did not think it worth while to use a hall,
so it was held in Hanover street law Of.
fee II is disgrace TO our town that our
business men and those interested in man
ufactures will not turn out and give an
opinion and hear such questions discussed.
Our business men seem to
think that they are too busy
to do anything for the towns welfare, and
it is probably the reason they are eternally
bowling about dull times and slow Satur-
DAYS. The average Martins Ferry busi-
ness man don't care enough about any
thing outside his business to attend COun-
ell meetings once in while and help keep
that body straight and in bounds, hut still
none of them forget TO howl about any pub
lie officers msdeeds, or about the lack of
improvements and high taxes. IL our
business men would pay more attention to
the city and its interests, their business
would be better and their grounds for COM
plants of all kinds would be very mate
rally lessened.
Recently, police business has been fear
fully dull, and the number of arrests com
paratively very small. We do not doubt
that the officers are ut least trying to do
their duty, and are succeeding reasonably
well, but the people seem TO be busy, and
do not have time for carousing and again,
the amount of drunkenness has materially
decreased in the past few months till, out
side of few old regulars, 3 o'clock Sunday
morning finds nearly everybody in bed and
a great many more sober ones than former
ly. We cannot account for this state Of
affairs, unless the world is growing better
under Democratic rule, for there have been
no Lpeciall active measures taken for the
suppression of vice hereabOuts
Marshal Burns received card from
Steubenville yesterday stating that re-
reward of 800 was offered for the arrest Of
the two prisoners who broke Jail there a
few days since The card gives a minute
description Of them, and shows that Jefler-
son county wants her prisoners.
During the past week the glass manu-
EICturers have entertiDed quite large
number ofheavy glass buyers. They come
from all parts of the country, and their
number and the orders they leave indicate
q prosperous season in the glass business
Our factories are all running now, the
Dithridge having gotten under headway
with natural gas within the past week.
Work on the G. L., Il w. K K extension
from Bridgeport TO Martins Ferry, pro-
gresses rapidly, with large force Of men
at work and good prospects for trains before
the summer months come.
The Cleveland and Pittsburg has large
force Of men at work putting in their new
sldiugs ready to make everything cOnyen-
lent for shippers as soon as the new freight
station is erected.
The sudden thaw Of the past few days
has made some parts Of the city almost in
accessible to pedestrians, especially Clark's 3,
Paul's, Woods, Newland's and Bailey's
additions. In these parts Of the city, there
are no payements at all, and in very few
places cinder walks. You can't properly
call man in Martins Ferry HOOsier or
hayseed, because he has mud on his boots,
although you might call the place jerk
water town.
Prof. Wm. White, of Mt. Pleasant, was
in the city yesterday 10 meet Prof. Mccoy,
a member of the Ohio State Board Of Ex-
aminers.
Hon. Ross J. Alexander, Hon. w. W.
Caldwell, Geo. Duncan, Esq, and num-
Der Of other attorneys were in the city
yesterday, at Mr.. Dunean's Office, taking
depositions in the case of VIM. Rainey vs.
the B. & o. K r Co, concerning piece
Of land at Meyer, Pa.
Mr.. James A. Gray is lying in very